祭

jì

verb HSK 7 #5,740

Meanings

1 to offer sacrifices
2 to worship; to pay respects to the dead

Characters

to sacrifice; to worship

Examples

每年清明节我们都去祭祖。

Měinián Qīngmíngjié wǒmen dōu qù jì zǔ.

Every year during Qingming Festival we go to pay respects to our ancestors.

他在墓前祭父亲。

Tā zài mù qián jì fùqīn.

He paid respects to his father at the grave.

Tips

culture

祭 is central to Chinese ancestral worship. Offerings of food, incense, and paper money are placed before graves or ancestral tablets.

Stroke Order

祭 jì